Shaved boots? Love them or hate them?

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Shaved boots? Love them or hate them?

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Shaved boots? Love them or hate them?

Postby Tha_INS » Sat Feb 06, 2010 7:38 pm

I personally think the idea is stupid really I mean shaving of some locks does'nt affect the look of the car too much but shaving the whole number plate area from a car just makes it look odd in my opinion...

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Postby matt dunn » Sat Feb 06, 2010 8:28 pm

Tha_INS wrote:Thoughts?


G.ay.


Lots of Mirage's and Lancers down here with the whole boot rounded off,
and they all look g.ay
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Re: Shaved boots? Love them or hate them?

Postby Tha_INS » Sat Feb 06, 2010 9:48 pm

matt dunn wrote:
G.ay.



My thoughts exactly i wonder who voted that they liked it lol
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Postby Bling » Sat Feb 06, 2010 10:06 pm

Depends I guess, shaving the lock off will make it look cleaner.

But shaving the plate out, then bolting it back on at an angle is gay so I voted gay :lol:
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Postby celica_xr9145 » Sat Feb 06, 2010 10:15 pm

BZG|Bling wrote:Depends I guess, shaving the lock off will make it look cleaner.

But shaving the plate out, then bolting it back on at an angle is gay so I voted gay :lol:


Like this?

http://www.trademe.co.nz/Trade-Me-Motor ... 340416.htm

looks sh*t in my opinion but each to there own i guess :?
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Postby Tha_INS » Sat Feb 06, 2010 11:30 pm

yeah i dont mind shaving the locks....i just hate it when i whole boot is shaved or the licence plate holder bit...

exactly like the evo posted above.....i wonder who buys cars like that whenever i see a shaved boot or a monster tacho i tend to not look twice
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Postby Bling » Sun Feb 07, 2010 9:51 am

Tha_INS wrote:whenever i see a shaved boot or a monster tacho i tend to not look twice


I tend to sigh and imagine this image:
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Postby cat007 » Sun Feb 07, 2010 10:32 am

They NEVER look normal. They NEVER follow the natural lines of the car/ute/wagon/whatever it's done on.

They seem to always make the back of the car look rounded - and not in a nice way....
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Postby ~SlideWays~ » Sun Feb 07, 2010 11:56 am

Tha_INS wrote:... i wonder who voted that they liked it lol


'Body Filler' company's?
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Postby 1I1 » Sun Feb 07, 2010 8:37 pm

But shaved boots look fully sick boe.. especially when the number plate is then "frenched" in the rear bumper so that its at a funny angle... At least the owners are being considerate of all those people with one leg longer than the other
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Postby GT101 » Sun Feb 07, 2010 10:22 pm

id rather spend the money on performance mods any day.
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Postby trd_chik » Sun Feb 07, 2010 11:33 pm

bit pointless in my opinion :P
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Postby 20v_rollaboy » Mon Feb 08, 2010 12:23 am

While I don't like that evo posted above, and would rather spend $$$ on go fast parts any day, I think on some cars it doesn't look to bad >>

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Postby Mad Murphy » Mon Feb 08, 2010 9:15 am

Well it's one sure-fire way to ruin the resale value of your car. I think it looks tacky, I guess it's cool if you wear your hat at a silly angle and live in Linwood…
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Postby AE86less » Mon Feb 08, 2010 10:23 am

That starlet doesn't look 100% horrible (though standard still looks better), I think because it follows the 'natural' line of the car, it's just taken off the garnish.

Then there are those kromez....
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Postby cat007 » Mon Feb 08, 2010 10:26 am

AE86less wrote:That starlet doesn't look 100% horrible (though standard still looks better), I think because it follows the 'natural' line of the car, it's just taken off the garnish.

Then there are those kromez....


yeah - lol @ them kromez bra! :P
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Postby xsspeed » Mon Feb 08, 2010 10:49 am

and that p-plate :roll:
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Postby ryanfels » Mon Feb 08, 2010 12:36 pm

I voted no but i still prefer the bumperless look of my old ke70 wagon

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Postby Emperor » Mon Feb 08, 2010 12:49 pm

I like that starlet. And I like de-badged.

But I cant stand the evos/etc that have number plates recessed on a G-angle lol
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Postby cat007 » Mon Feb 08, 2010 1:02 pm

While I was out just now:

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Not really shaved - but still looks pretty average (even though they look like sh*t to start with haha)

woah just realized how dark that photo is
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